The purpose of this study was to search traits of variables related to parenthood, family strengths and perceptions of parenthood, and to examine effective variables influencing on university students' perceptions of parenthood. The subjects were the 467 university students in Gwangju and Jeonbuk. Using structured questionnaire surveyed between 2007. 5. 25 and 2007. 6. 5. The data was analyzed with Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Std, Factor Analysis, Cronbach's α, t-test, Pearson's Correlation, and Multiple Regression using SPSS/PC WIN 14.0 program. The major findings were as follows: 1. The university students' family strengths scores were higher than median(3.00). Especially, ‘family units' was highest and ‘joint of value' was lowest. In perceptions of parenthood, rewards of parenthood(3.78) were higher than median(3.00) and costs of parenthood (2.87) were lower than median(3.00). 2. When asked if you married, most students replied “yes”, and childbirth plan strongest “two”. The 74.8 percent of male and 87.2 percent of female responded that responsibility of bringing up children was man and wife. The 13.5 percent of male and 33.6 percentage of female took a preparental instruction. Traditional/normative motivations were lower than median(3.00) and altruistic/ emotional, blood ties, conjugal combinational motivations were higher than median (3.00). 3. Rewards of parenthood were influenced by altruistic/emotional motivation, family units, conjugal combinational motivations, traditional/normative motivations, future plans for childbirth, and future plans for marriage. And the university students' rewards of parenthood were explained about 31% by these variables. Costs of parenthood were influenced by traditional/normative motivations, self-esteem, sex, and altruistic/emotional motivation. And the university students' costs of parenthood were explained about 13% by these variables. In conclusion, to make positive perceptions of parenthood, the university students needed to think of parenthood, to form stronger connection from interaction with family. And they should considered themselves very important. This study will form the basis of parenthood preparation program, parent education and instructional design in class.

The purpose of this study was to search traits of variables related to parenthood, family strengths and perceptions of parenthood, and to examine effective variables influencing on university students' perceptions of parenthood. The subjects were the 467 university students in Gwangju and Jeonbuk. Using structured questionnaire surveyed between 2007. 5. 25 and 2007. 6. 5. The data was analyzed with Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Std, Factor Analysis, Cronbach's α, t-test, Pearson's Correlation, and Multiple Regression using SPSS/PC WIN 14.0 program. The major findings were as follows: 1. The university students' family strengths scores were higher than median(3.00). Especially, ‘family units' was highest and ‘joint of value' was lowest. In perceptions of parenthood, rewards of parenthood(3.78) were higher than median(3.00) and costs of parenthood (2.87) were lower than median(3.00). 2. When asked if you married, most students replied “yes”, and childbirth plan strongest “two”. The 74.8 percent of male and 87.2 percent of female responded that responsibility of bringing up children was man and wife. The 13.5 percent of male and 33.6 percentage of female took a preparental instruction. Traditional/normative motivations were lower than median(3.00) and altruistic/ emotional, blood ties, conjugal combinational motivations were higher than median (3.00). 3. Rewards of parenthood were influenced by altruistic/emotional motivation, family units, conjugal combinational motivations, traditional/normative motivations, future plans for childbirth, and future plans for marriage. And the university students' rewards of parenthood were explained about 31% by these variables. Costs of parenthood were influenced by traditional/normative motivations, self-esteem, sex, and altruistic/emotional motivation. And the university students' costs of parenthood were explained about 13% by these variables. In conclusion, to make positive perceptions of parenthood, the university students needed to think of parenthood, to form stronger connection from interaction with family. And they should considered themselves very important. This study will form the basis of parenthood preparation program, parent education and instructional design in class.

family strengths, motivations of parenthood, perceptions of parenthood